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Hey I watch you on YouTube all the time! You're right though - and it is a mystery to me why these chip makers don't invest heavily in software support. They

Hey I watch you on YouTube all the time! You're right though - and it is a mystery to me why these chip makers don't invest heavily in software support. They genuinely seem to not understand the relationship between sales and software support. Espressif is doing well with its esp32 chips because they have built high quality, reliable, comprehensive software support. I won't touch any ARM device now unless its Raspberry Pi. I am somewhat puzzled that it appears to be impossible for any other company to make 100% Raspberry Pi compatible hardware, which would solve the problem.

GekkePrutser 4y ago
> You're right though - and it is a mystery to me why these chip makers don't invest heavily in software support. They genuinely seem to not understand the relationship between sales and software support. I think it's because they target the embedded market. They want to sell not as generic boards but to manufacturers embedding them in their hardware. This way they can charge not only for the components but also for training on the peculiarities of their chips, documentation access, support etc. I think this is the reason why so much ARM stuff is under NDAs.